CHANDIGARH – Over 10 months after they were arrested for possessing drugs and planning a dacoity, two youths from Jalandhar today claimed they were illegally framed up in the case at the behest of an Akali minister as they had been campaigning for the Congress. They have demanded a high-level inquiry by an independent agency […]
Heroin worth Whopping Rs 250 Crore Seized, Three Arrested AMRITSAR – The counter-intelligence wing of the Punjab Police seized 50kg of heroin (worth Rs 250 crore in the international market) and a pistol from three smugglers Thursday. The seizure was made at Gazal village in the Khemkaran sector. Those arrested were identified as Angrej Singh […]
JALANDHAR – At least 12 houses collapsed at Pandori village near Nakodar due to high-velocity winds that lashed the region. No causality was reported, but a 65-year-old woman sustained serious injuries. Members of the Pendu Mazdoor Union led the rescue operations. The incident took place around 12.30 pm in a Dalit colony in the village. […]
Independent candidates give a scare with majority in 29 of 122 councils; Cong wins 2 CHANDIGARH – The Shiromani Akali Dal made a clean sweep in the elections that were held for 122 municipal councils and nagar panchayats in Punjab on Wednesday, securing a majority on its own in 46 councils and in partnership with […]
ABOHAR – Prakash Yashwant Ambedkar, grandson of Bharat Ratna Dr BR Ambedkar and national president of the Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh (BBM), has slammed the state government for “promoting” drug abuse among the youth. That was a new mode of corruption, he said. The menace could devastate the social fabric of the state, he warned. He […]
FARIDKOT – A resident of Maur village allegedly raped and killed an eight-year-old Dalit girl of the same village on Monday. He reportedly did this to avenge the humiliation he suffered at the hands of the victim’s mother around a month ago. The Kotkapura police have arrested Gursewak Singh, 24, on charges of murder, rape […]
AMRITSAR – The SGPC has hailed the proposed move of the British government to raise a Sikh regiment. SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar welcomed the move in a press note issued here Wednesday. He expressed hope that the proposal would finally be cleared by the UK regime. Not only Britain, every country having a sizable […]
FAZILKA – Rajwant Kaur (42) of Kamalawala village in Fazilka district died of swine flu at Medical College, Faridkot, on Sunday night. Official sources said Rajwant was admitted to the local Civil Hospital on February 18. Her medical report was sent to the PGIMER. Keeping in view her deteriorating condition, the doctors referred her to […]
You’ve probably h\eard about foods, which boost your sex drive or raise your sex quotient. But did you also know that there are foods, which can be a total put off when consumed before sex. We have listed the foods to avoid before sex. Beans Beans are a good source of fibre and proteins for […]
According to latest statistics, over 65 million Indians suffer from different levels and types of diabetes. Known as the silent killer, this disease is dreaded all the more because of the prevalent myths surrounding it. We spoke to clinical nutritionist Dr Nupur Krishnan, and senior bariatric and metabolic surgeon, Dr Ramen Goel, to find our […]
